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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Van der Zwaans are shearing goats, how long does Pearl allow Agate to talk to Simon?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) 20 minutes.

2. What star rises behind the tree house on the Van der Zwaan's property?
(a) Vega.
(b) Procyon.
(c) Capella.
(d) Rigel.

3. What is the anniversary of the school shooting Simon survived?
(a) May 1.
(b) May 15.
(c) May 19.
(d) May 28.

4. What snack does Dr. Matapang serve when Simon visits Kevin at his house for the first time?
(a) Corn dogs.
(b) Microwave popcorn.
(c) Hot Pockets.
(d) Taquitos.

5. How long have SETI scientists like Dr. Matapang been listening for space aliens?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 45 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 35 years.

6. What day of the week does Martin have crack-of-dawn services at the church?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

7. How many places are there to get coffee in Grin And Bear It?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

8. How long after Easter does Simon begin taking Hercules to school?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) A week.

9. Where does Isobel send Martin to get a series of rabies injections?
(a) Gothenburg.
(b) Kearney.
(c) Grand Island.
(d) North Platte.

10. What color bike does Agate ride when she drops off a puppy at Simon's house?
(a) Black.
(b) Pink.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

11. How long does it take Hercules to settle in at the O'Keeffe's?
(a) About a week.
(b) 8 days.
(c) About 2 weeks.
(d) 10 days.

12. Where was there a SETI project that discovered a signal they were tracking was made by a janitor?
(a) University of California, Berkeley.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Australia.

13. What color phones do the O'Keeffes have in their kitchen?
(a) Black and brown.
(b) Black and red.
(c) White and avocado green.
(d) White and black.

14. In Chapter 13, how long has it been since Simon survived a school shooting?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 30 months.
(d) 1 year.

15. How tall is the scaffold that holds up the Very Large Radio Telescope in Grin and Bear It?
(a) 20 stories.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) 400 feet.
(d) 15 stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martin make for breakfast on May 15?

2. In Chapter 6, what is Simon's class studying in English?

3. Within what radius are radio signals banned from Grin And Bear It?

4. How many rooms are downstairs on the home-side of Simon's house?

5. What snack does Martin serve Agate and Simon when Agate visits for the first time?

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